A Hattiesburg man has been sentenced to 50 years for a drunken driving crash that killed a pregnant woman, Rankin County court officials said.

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The last 20 years of Matt Warren Davis' sentence will be suspended, said Michael Guest, the district attorney for Madison and Rankin counties.

Davis, 30, pleaded guilty this week in Rankin County Circuit Court.

He was charged in connection with the Oct. 1, 2012, crash that killed Leslie Byrd and her unborn child, Guest said.

The crash happened on Highway 18 in Brandon, Guest said. When police arrived at the scene, Davis was unconscious behind the wheel of a 2003 Lexus, which was engulfed in flames, according to a news release. Emergency crews pulled Davis from the vehicle and he was taken to a local hospital.

Byrd, 26, was trapped inside her 1991 Ford van. Byrd was freed from the van and taken to a local hospital, where she later died, police said.

Witnesses told police that Davis had been driving recklessly and speeding up to 100 mph before the crash, Guest said. Davis' vehicle crossed over the center line and into Byrd's lane, striking her van head-on, Guest said.

Officers found a partially consumed bottle of liquor in Davis' vehicle, Guest said.

Lab reports later confirmed that Davis' blood alcohol level was 0.16 percent at the time of the crash, Guest said.

"This is a tragic case that resulted in the death of a mother and her unborn child," Guest said. "On the night Ms. Byrd was killed, Davis thought of no one other than himself as he decided to drive his vehicle at a high rate of speed, in an extremely reckless manner all while having a blood alcohol content of twice the legal limit. This case should remind everyone of the potential consequences that drinking and driving can cause."

Davis has a history of misdemeanor arrests associated with alcohol, Guest said. He has previously been charged twice with DUI and has been charged three times with public drunkeness, Guest said.